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Last Word: Lord Montagu of Beaulieu, Joy Beverley, Oliver Sacks, Annette Worsley-Taylor

Lord Montagu of Beaulieu, Joy Beverley, Oliver Sacks, Annette Worsley-Taylor

04/09/2015

BBC Radio 4 - Last Word, Lord Montagu of Beaulieu, Joy Beverley, Oliver Sacks, Annette Worsley-Taylor

Matthew Bannister talks about a peer, a singer, a neurologist and a fashion promoter.

Matthew Bannister talks about car enthusiast Lord Montagu of Beaulieu, singer Joy Beverley, neurologist Oliver Sacks and fashion promoter Annette Worsley-Taylor.

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Lord Montagu of Beaulieu who founded the National Motor Museum, opened his estate to the public and served a prison sentence for homosexuality. His son, who has succeeded to the title, pays tribute. 

Joy Beverley - one of the Beverley sisters who became close harmony singing stars in the 1940s and 50s. She married the England and Wolves footballer Billy Wright, making them the Posh and Becks of their day.

The neurologist Oliver Sacks who told his patients' extraordinary stories in books like "The Man Who Mistook His Wife For A Hat".

And Annette Worsley-Taylor who started London Fashion Week to promote young British designers. 

Producer: Neil George.

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